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Newspaper
Saline Observer
Location
Saline, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1956
Page
3
Residents in the Pleasant Lake area report five swans arriving last week in Freedom township. The birds settled at the ice free west end of the lake, kept from freezing by warm water from a nearby gas company pum ping station.
Dr Josselyn Van Tyne curator of birds at the University museums says swans have made themselves at home on the lake and may stay for several weeks unless disturbed The visit is described as somewhat unusual for this area and time frame.
Dr Van Tyne describes swans wintering along the Atlantic coast with concentrations in the Chesapeake Bay area. They stop at Lake Erie as a first major northward point, sometimes in Washtenaw County, then nest and rest two to three weeks before migrating to James Bay and Hudson Bay. Numbers have risen due to legal protection. Also mentions 77 runs in four American League games on July 9, 1937.
Washtenaw County farmers joined 61 others in completing an advanced farm training short course at Michigan State University. Participants from Washtenaw included James Brandbury Jr Dexter Carl Leser Dexter Robert Mast Dexter William McCalla Ann Arbor and Albert Ruhlig Dexter.
The article notes Michigan dairy herd sizes have roughly doubled since 1935 while the number of dairy farms declines rapidly. It discusses implications for milk output and farm structure in the state.
The National Committee on Boys and Girls Club Work announces 4-H member awards across Poultry Garden Dairy and Entomology with medals trips and $300 scholarships. Sears Roebuck General Mills Allis-Chalmers Hercules back the incentives for county state and national winners. Complete details available at county extensions or from the State 4-H Leader.
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